Instead of reposting, thought I would share a link to a Bald Eagle ageing trick. Check it out @: http://hawkwatch.org/blog

I posted some interesting ID questions @ http://hawkwatch.org/blog/item/691-unknown-hawk. Check it out...

I posted a new blog @ http://hawkwatch.org/blog

check it out.

I have been posting on the HawkWatch blog for a while but wanted to share my posts with this site, if interested in a tid-bit about secondary patterns on raptors, check out the link below:

http://hawkwatch.org/blog/item/689-raptors-pale-inner-secondaries

Check out a new post about Northern Goshawk plumage @

http://hawkwatch.org/blog

There is a new post on the Red-tailed Hawk race called the "Northern" race or abieticola, click on the link below to read about and download a recent article discussing this proposed race.


http://hawkwatch.org/blog/item/684-the-northern-red-tailed-hawk

Here is a new post showing a common misconception, click on the link:

http://hawkwatch.org/blog

I wanted to share some recent pics people sent me. I think I'll do this more often since I like seeing what shows up in my inbox, I think others will too. Anyway, here are some neat birds to see (link below), I have lots from the past years, so I'll make it a regular thing to post.

http://hawkwatch.org/blog/item/681-a-few-id-s-from-week-may-5

I wanted to share my sighting of a Mississippi Kite along the foothills of Salt Lake last week. It was the 2nd one for the state, one was spotted in May 2008 as well, but nonetheless, a rare bird in Utah. I have a feeling they come through with a little more regularity, but there is just no coverage in spring here to know better. I'm going to make an effort to get people more involved in spring hawkwatching along the foothills and see what we come up with...

I'm not big on rarities, so my interest really isn't about the record itself, I kinda just wanted to share my drawing I sent to the records committee because I was pretty proud of it. Hey, it's not great, but I think it looks OK. Let's see what the records committee and eBird reviewer think?

Check out a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk photographed in Texas on April 24th with an odd tail pattern...is it due to molt? Click on the link below to read about it:

http://hawkwatch.org/blog

Just wanted to let you know, I started posting on the HawkWatch International page @ http://hawkwatch.org/blog with a few recycled posts that apply to this time of year, but will have fresh posts starting tomorrow. I'll continue to post here on various subjects, and likely cross post as well. Here are some composite images (below) of Cooper's Hawks that I posted on the HWI blog showing how the appearance of a bird can change in a split second and look like a similar species.

Hope you see lots of hawks!